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LIEUTENANT GENERAL HANUT SINGH

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra , 16-12-1971
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-6126
Rank LIEUTENANT GENERAL
Unit/Regiments/Corps 17 HORSE (POONA HORSE)
Son Of LIEUTENANT COLONEL ARJUN SINGH
Mother's Name KISHEN KANWAR
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Jasol/ Barmer/ Jodhpur State (now Rajasthan)
War/Operation/Battle 1971 Indo-Pak War
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  1. “Hanut Singh Age, Family, Biography & More " Starsunfolded,” StarsUnfolded, April 12, 2021 https://starsunfolded.com/hanut-singh/
  2. “Gallantry Awards: Ministry of Defence, Government of India,” Gallantry Awards | Ministry of Defence, Government of India, accessed March 13, 2023,
  3. Fakhr-E-Hind: The Story of Poona Horse. Lt Gen. Hanut Singh,PVSM, MVC (Retd) (1993). Agrim Publishers, Dehradun.
  4. Battle of Barapind-Jarpal 16 Dec 1971,” Battle of barapind-jarpal 16 Dec 1971, accessed March 13, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20000829180557/http://www.defencejournal.com:80/oct99/barapind.htm
  5. Lt Gen. A.K. Singh (retd), “Lt Gen. Hanut Singh - Bold Commander Who Led from Front in 1971, but Was Never Made Army Chief,” ThePrint, April 13, 2020, https://theprint.in/opinion/lt-gen-hanut-singh-bold-commander-who-led-from-front-in-1971-but-was-never-made-army-chief/400625/
  6. Stavka. “General Hanut Singh MVC A.k.a Hunty's Maruti 800 Still Stands in Glory. A Bold Commander & A Legendary Cavalry General, He Led Poona Horse into One of the Fiercest Tank Battles, in Which Lt Arun Khetarpal Posthumously Won A Param Vir Chakra, & Comdt Hanut, a Maha Vir Chakra. Pic.twitter.com/ihbl9edktz.” Twitter. Twitter, April 6, 2022. https://twitter.com/Maverickmusafir/status/1511727140969930763

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1971 India Pakistan War: Lieutenant General Hanut Singh (Source: Youtube BBC News Hindi)

Lt General Hanut Singh (Source: Youtube OneIndia Hindi)

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